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IMF's History and Performance

The International Monetary Fund in an international economic organisation which is a specialised agency of the United Nations (IMF...

Jane Tompkins' Indians Textualism, Morality, and the Problem of History

historians that ignore crucial elements doom those very elements to invisibility for future generations. To Miller, the Indians th...

History of Mental Retardation

typically unnoticed by Marcia herself and were never studied formally or even named by her(Richardson, 1996). It was determined t...

Islamic History in Spain

independent from Arab roots, thus making Spain a Muslim country, but without the interference of Muslim rule from afar (Spain, 199...

History and Future Promises of Space Exploration

the European Space Agency. Each of these programs have had tremendous successes in improving our understanding of space. At the ...

History and Impact of the 1967 President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice

of recommendations made by professionals in the field; and that the federal government can and play a role in directing strategies...

London's Finance and Trade History

9th century. At that time, the Saxons under Alfred the Great defended the city from Dutch invaders. The Saxons, the last of the Sa...

History and Evolution of Grand Juries

In eight pages this research paper traces the evolution of the system of grand juries from its early days in England to the contem...

History and Basis of the 1990s Abortion Bill

This six page essay explores the evolution of this critical piece of legislation and the controversy surrounding it. Nine sources...

History, Human Nature, and Psychology

the other; and, the law of contrast which is opposite the law of similarity where one thing or event may trigger or associate itse...

An Overview and History of the Penitentiary at Alcatraz

venues, inclusive of Alcatraz in San Franciso Bay, California (86). The design of such facilities radically altered the advent of...

History and the Epic Poems of Homer

In five pages this essay examines what is revealed about ancient Greek history in Homer's poetic epics 'The Iliad' and 'The Odysse...

Comparison of 'History of the Peloponnesian War' by Thucydides and 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages this paper compares these two works in terms of wartime reality portrayals. Two sources are cited in the bibliograp...

Children's Literature History

In ten pages the Middle Ages origins of children's literature to contemporary children's writings are chronicled in this historica...

Fantasy and History in The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende III

In five pages this essay discusses how fantasy and history are represented in Isabel Allende's classic novel. There are no other ...

Traffic Law and its Western Civilization History

In four pages this paper presents an historical overview of traffic law that traces its chariot origins to its present incarnation...

The History and Utilization of Acupuncture

In fifteen pages acupuncture or the ancient Chinese technique of stimulating pressure points is discussed through definitions, his...

Traffic Signals and Their History

first traffic signal in his home town. Within a year the bustling town of Detroit had fifteen working signal lights. In 1923, Ga...

The History and Rise of Feminism

and race, generational differences, along with the evolution of science and technology. As a result, there have been three waves ...

Moral History in Dubliners by James Joyce

In five pages this paper discusses how the relationships between society and its members and the moral obligations that resulted f...

Argentina and Chile Economic and Political Histories

In eight pages this paper examines the correlation between economic and political status in a consideration of the political histo...

Eighteenth to Twentieth Century Puerto Rican History Essays

In eleven pages various essays regarding the history of Puerto Rico and its Caribbean role, coffee's eighteenth century economic i...

Notes on the Modern History of Haiti

An eight page collection of notes on the modern history of Haiti. Spanning 1843-1973 this paper is presented in note form only. ...

Number 0 and its History

Mesopotamia is that cultural region which existed in Southwest Asia between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers during ancient tim...

Cotton Mather, John Smith, and the Writing of History

In five pages history writing is considered in a contrasting and comparison of Captain John Smith's A Description of New England a...

A History of the U.S. Labor Movement from Presidents Richard Nixon to G.W. Bush

March 1970, for the first time in the history of the U.S. Postal Service, there was a walkout in Brooklyn which grew to include ov...

History, Movies, First Knight and Jabberwocky

In five pages this essay examines how Middle Ages history and life are portrayed in the films Jabberwocky and First Knight. Two s...

Book II of the History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

even falling ill himself (Halsall Ancient History Sourcebook: 11th Britannica: Thucydides). During a heated campaign in 424, Thuc...

'Living Wage' Movement History

In six pages this research paper assesses the pros and cons of this movement iin relation to the minimum wage evolution. Five sou...

Capital Punishment History

In five pages this report examines the history of the death penalty in the U.S. in a presentation of background material to be use...